It all started with the 1966 film, "Georgy Girl," which I'd been watching on television (NBC's 'Saturday Night at the Movies') in the late 60's.
Though Bates is unrelentingly adorable and roguish throughout the movie, one sequence in particular is burned into my brain: it's when he is running after Georgy through a rainstorm, declaring his love.
And when he gets to the apartment, he begins to walk towards the camera, calling out to her while stripping off his clothes -- down to his soaking wet tightey whities!
That sight of Mr. Bates in his underwear became the central image in the fantasies of a 12-year old boy who had no idea what being "gay" even meant.
The rest, as they say, is history..."
Victor - Chicago, Illinois
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2 comments:
Mais il était tellement magnifique ! Comment ne pas être resté sous le charme !
I remember that scene very well. I was in the 8th or 9th grade went I saw the movie and I had never seen anything sexier in my life. I can remember lying on the roof of a well house on a sultry summer night discussing that very scene with my best friend, Bob. Bob was also gay and I'm sure we both had raging hard-ons...I know I did. Bob has been gone a long, long time but that scene and that night have never left my memory. Thanks for sharing.
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